Category Archive: Fisheries

This category includes fishery practices, fishing boats and gears as well as related activities in landing sites. Lake fishery management is a major part of this category including stock enhancement programs

Video ownership: World Fish Center The Ramsar site in Stung Treng province, Cambodia is home to more than 10,000 people from 21 villages as well as significant numbers of seasonal fishers who came to the area following the annual fish migrations. Despite richness of the biodiversity in the area, there is widespread poverty and food …

The date of the inserted picture goes back to June, 1949 and has the title: “Commercial seine net fishermen bringing their boat full of snook to market in Naples, Florida”. Photo credit: Courtesy of the State Archives of Florida – This photo was photographed in 1949. Review by: Abdel Rahman El …

Video courtesy: the State Archives of Florida, USA The title of this video: “Sailfish city” and was filmed during 1950s. The caption of the video states: ”This film is about fishing for sailfish off Fort Pierce. It shows how to use mullet for bait. There is lots of action as sailfish are caught”. The …

Photo credit: Rory Felix Mamani (Bolivia) Review: Rory and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The inserted photo shows indigenous people from the Weenhayek population during the fishing of “sabalo” in Pilcomayo River using “cabbage nets”. In Bolivia, Sábalo is the common name of an Amazonian fish that enjoys …

This short study visit by Burkina Faso aquaculture and fishery delegates has been hosted by Egyptian Government and implemented by the Egyptian International Centre for Agriculture (EICA). The technical part of the mission started with an introductory presentation on fishery resources in Egypt with special emphasis on aquaculture development. The presentation and subsequent discussion …

Video credit: Paola Luna Morales (Bolivia) Review: Paola Luna Morales and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the video channel) It is common in the “Beni” river to see the fishermen on their boats with outboard motor while using their sacks to keep their catch of fish alive until they return to the …

Photos’ credit: Abu Sayed Talukder and Zahangir Alam (Bangladesh) Review: Abu Sayed Talukder and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) These particular pictures show the restocking practice in Ghagot River. The target of the restocking practice as the one seen in the attached pictures target is to promote small indigenous species …

Photo credit: Rory Felix Mamani (Bolivia) Review: Rory Felix Mamani and Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) The Pilcomayo River is a river in central South America which is about 1,100 kilometers long. The river originates in the eastern Andes Mountains in Bolivia which forms the upper basin of the river while the lower course forms about …

Video ownership: World Fish Center Supplemental description: Abdel Rahman El Gamal (Founder of the website) This movie follows fish migration along the Mekong River down to the amazing fisheries of the Tonle Sap Lake. The influence of built structures on the water, on the environment, on fish and on people’s livelihoods is presented in …